JULY 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1849

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 29th June, 1926.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons have been appointed to be the Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz. :—

Oliver Stanley Harvey .. .. .. Stratford.
James Molloy .. .. .. Winton.
Allan Snowdon McPherson .. .. Cust.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Appointments, Promotions, Resignations, and Transfers of Officers of the N.Z. Military Forces.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 16th June, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the appointments, promotions, resignations, and transfers of the undermentioned officers of the N.Z. Military Forces :—

1ST N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES (CANTERBURY YEOMANRY CAVALRY).

Roydon Huia Nelson Cresswell to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 16th June, 1926.

3RD N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES (AUCKLAND).

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) D. E. Stacey lapses. Dated 14th June, 1926.

5TH N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES (OTAGO HUSSARS).

Captain H. M. Preston is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 11. Dated 7th June, 1926.

7TH N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES (WELLINGTON EAST COAST).

Bertram Howard Pringle to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 12th June, 1926.

9TH N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES (NORTH AUCKLAND).

Alan Rupert Ross-Murray to be Lieutenant. Dated 1st June, 1926.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Eric Harold Brown to be Lieutenant, 5th Field Battery. Dated 10th June, 1926.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Central Depot.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 4, of 21st January, 1926, relative to the promotion of Major H. J. Hobbs, is cancelled, and the following substituted :—
“Captain H. J. Hobbs to be Major. Dated 20th August, 1924.”

2nd Lieutenant R. Morrison is transferred from the Central Depot to the Northern Depot, with seniority as from the 15th July, 1924.

Southern Depot.

2nd Lieutenant W. G. Morrison resigns his commission. Dated 11th June, 1926.

N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS.

Northern Depot.

Cyril Thomas Kelleway to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 14th June, 1926.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own).

Lieutenant N. J. Hutton (4th C. Battalion) to be Captain. Dated 7th June, 1926.

2nd Lieutenant G. D. Moon ceases to be seconded with the 3rd C. Battalion, and is posted to the 1st Battalion, with seniority as from the 20th May, 1924. Dated 16th June, 1926.

The Wellington Regiment.

Captain J. L. McAlister, M.C., from the Reserve of Officers, to be Captain, 1st Battalion. Dated 8th June, 1926.

James Allen Meikle to be Captain, 1st Battalion. Dated 8th June, 1926.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant D. T. Evans is posted to the Retired List under the provisions of G.O. 184/21, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 14th June, 1926.

The Taranaki Regiment.

The appointments of the undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) are confirmed :—
J. Earl, 1st C. Battalion.
H. R. Heward, 2nd C. Battalion.
W. W. Thomas, 2nd C. Battalion.
H. C. Johnson, 2nd C. Battalion.
R. C. Wilson, 1st C. Battalion.

The Canterbury Regiment.

Nelson Owen Long to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is seconded for service to the 5th C. Battalion. Dated 29th May, 1926.

The appointments of the undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) are confirmed :—
H. B. McClatchy, 2nd C. Battalion.
D. T. Kelly, 2nd C. Battalion.
T. K. R. Whitehouse, 2nd C. Battalion.
R. G. Wilson, 2nd C. Battalion.

The Otago Regiment.

Captain P. Mackenzie to be Quartermaster, with the rank of Major. Dated 9th June, 1926.

Lieutenant J. J. Kernohan, from the Reserve of Officers, to be Lieutenant, 1st Battalion. Dated 7th June, 1926.

Aubrey Hugh Whitmore Williams to be 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Battalion. Dated 16th February, 1926.

Captain S. G. Scoular, from the Reserve of Officers, to be Captain, 1st Battalion. Dated 7th June, 1926.

The undermentioned are transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 11. Dated 7th June, 1926 :—
Major G. H. Allan, 1st Battalion.
Lieutenant J. Branthwaite, 1st Battalion.
Lieutenant T. R. Robertson, 1st Battalion.
Lieutenant R. S. Taylor, 1st Battalion. Dated 16th June, 1926.

2nd Lieutenant A. A. Perry, 1st Battalion. Dated 7th June, 1926.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) F. F. Cameron (3rd C. Battalion) is confirmed.

The Southland Regiment.

Lieutenant T. L. James (1st C. Battalion) to be Captain. Dated 1st June, 1926.

William Ernest La Roche to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), and is seconded for service with the 1st C. Battalion. Dated 11th June, 1926.

Lieutenant H. Blair (1st Battalion) resigns his commission. Dated 7th June, 1926.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Cyril James Anthony Griffin, D.S.O., M.R.C.S. Eng., L.R.C.P. Lond. (late Lieut.-Colonel R.A.M.C.), to be Captain, and is attached for service to the 3rd Field Battery, Regiment of N.Z. Artillery. Dated 30th April, 1926.

Leslie Cecil Lloyd Averill, M.C., M.B. (late 2nd Lieutenant N.Z.E.F.), to be Lieutenant, and is attached for service to the Southern Depot, N.Z. Medical Corps. Dated 8th June, 1926.

John Spink Hudson, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., to be Lieutenant, and is attached for service to the Northern Depot. Dated 8th March, 1926.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Reverend S. Bailey, Chaplain 4th Class, from the Reserve List, Class II, to be Chaplain 4th Class. Dated 9th June, 1926.

The Reverend P. J. Cooke, Chaplain 4th Class, Reserve List, Class I, is transferred from R.D. 2 to R.D. 10. Dated 7th June, 1926.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

Captain H. S. Hills, M.C., is posted to the Retired List under the provisions of G.O. 184/21, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 14th June, 1926.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Awards of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 25th June, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to the undermentioned :—

Colonel D. Munro, Commander, 2nd N.Z. Mounted Rifles Brigade.

Sergeant W. W. Lock, the Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.